Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your device, such as a computer, tablet, or mobile phone, when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies enable the website to remember your actions and preferences over a period, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you return to the site or browse from one page to another. This policy explains how Shikaka uses cookies and similar technologies.

Shikaka uses cookies for various purposes. These include ensuring the proper functioning of our platform, enhancing your user experience, analysing site traffic, and delivering targeted advertising. Our use of cookies is designed to improve the services we offer and to provide you with a more personalised and efficient browsing experience. We categorise the cookies we use into several types, each serving a specific function, which are detailed below.

By continuing to use the Shikaka website, you consent to the placement of cookies on your device in accordance with this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies, you should adjust your browser settings accordingly or refrain from using the Shikaka website.

Essential cookies are fundamental to the operation of the Shikaka website. Without these cookies, certain core functionalities, such as logging into your account, making deposits, or accessing secure areas of the site, would not be possible. These cookies are typically set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling out forms. They do not store any personally identifiable information and are crucial for providing the services you explicitly request.

• Session Management: These cookies maintain your login state throughout your visit, ensuring you do not have to re-enter your credentials on every page.
• Security: Essential cookies help us implement security features, such as preventing fraudulent use of login credentials and protecting user data from unauthorised parties.
• Preferences: They remember your basic preferences, such as your chosen language or currency, for the duration of your session.

Analytics cookies collect information about how visitors use the Shikaka website. This data helps us understand which pages are most popular, how users navigate through the site, and if they encounter any errors. The information gathered is aggregated and anonymous, meaning it cannot be used to identify you personally. We use this information to improve the performance and design of our website, ensuring a better user experience for everyone.

• Site Performance: These cookies monitor the loading times of various pages and features, helping us optimise site speed.
• User Behaviour: They track user interactions, such as clicks and scrolling, to understand engagement patterns.
• Error Reporting: Analytics cookies help us identify and fix technical issues, ensuring a smoother experience on Shikaka.

Functional cookies allow the Shikaka website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalised features. For example, they can remember your username, region, or preferred settings. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customise. While not strictly essential, they significantly improve your experience by making the site more convenient and tailored to your preferences.

• Personalisation: Remembering your chosen settings, such as preferred games or display options.
• Accessibility: Storing accessibility preferences to ensure the site is comfortable for all users.
• Enhanced Features: Enabling features like live chat support or remembering items in a shopping cart (if applicable).

Marketing and advertising cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are usually placed by our advertising partners with our permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations, such as advertisers. This means that after you have visited the Shikaka website, you may see advertisements about our services on other sites.

• Targeted Advertising: Delivering ads based on your browsing habits and interests.
• Campaign Performance: Measuring the success of advertising campaigns to optimise future efforts.
• Retargeting: Showing you relevant Shikaka ads on other websites you visit.

In addition to our own cookies, Shikaka also uses various third-party cookies for reporting usage statistics, delivering advertisements, and other purposes. These cookies are set by domains other than our website. For example, we may use analytics services provided by Google Analytics, which sets its own cookies to track website usage. Similarly, advertising partners may place cookies to serve relevant ads. We select our third-party partners carefully, ensuring they adhere to strict data protection standards. We do not control these third-party cookies, and their use is governed by the privacy policies of the respective third parties.

The duration for which a cookie remains on your device depends on whether it is a "session" cookie or a "persistent" cookie.

• Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain on your device only until you close your web browser. Once you close your browser, the session cookie is deleted. They are primarily used for essential functions, such as maintaining your login status during a single browsing session on Shikaka.
• Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a longer, specified period or until you manually delete them. The duration can vary from a few minutes to several years. Persistent cookies are used to remember your preferences and settings for future visits, or to provide aggregated statistics about site usage to Shikaka.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, disabling cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Shikaka website's features and may affect the functionality of certain services. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Each browser is different, so refer to your browser's help menu to learn how to modify your cookie preferences.

Common browser controls include:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Site Settings > Cookies and site data.
• Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Enhanced Tracking Protection.
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Tracking prevention.
• Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Prevent cross-site tracking.

You can also opt out of targeted advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page or the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out page.

"Do Not Track" (DNT) is a privacy preference that users can set in their web browsers. When DNT is enabled, the browser sends a signal to websites indicating that the user does not want their online activities to be tracked. Currently, there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. As such, the Shikaka website does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" signals. We continue to monitor developments in this area and will update our practices if a universally accepted standard is established.

Shikaka reserves the right to update or modify this Cookie Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are using cookies and related technologies.

Your continued use of the Shikaka website after any changes to this Cookie Policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes.

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can reach our support team through the contact methods provided on the Shikaka website. We are committed to addressing your inquiries and ensuring your privacy is protected.

You may also write to us at our registered office address, which can be found in the "About Us" or "Terms and Conditions" section of the Shikaka website, or by contacting our dedicated customer support channels.